1860 Iowa, Polk County, Madison Township, Polk City P.O., page 10 (taken 4 Jun 1860)
dwelling 66, family 65
Peter Casher [sic], age 44, male, farmer, real estate $800, person estate $400, born France
Carolin Casher, age 40, female, born Baden
Joseph Casher, age 19, male, farm hand, born Pennsylvania, attended school
Caroline Casher, age 18, female, born Pennsylvania, attended school
Peter Casher, age 16, male, farm hand, born Pennsylvania, attended school
Doney Casher, age 14, male, born Pennsylvania, attended school
Jake Casher, age 12, male, born Pennsylvania, attended school
Frank Casher, age 10, male, born Pennsylvania, attended school
Mary Casher, age 8, female, born Pennsylvania, attended school
Catherine Casher, age 6, female, born Iowa
Adam Casher, age 2, male, born Iowa
Elizabeth Casher, age 7/12, female, born Iowa

1870 Iowa, Polk County, Madison Township, Polk City, page 23, stamped page 364 (taken 1 Jul 1870)
dwelling 142, family 142
Kusher, P., age 56, male, white, farmer, real estate $2700, personal $500, born France, parents of foreign birth, citizen
———, Caroline, age 47, female, white, keeping house, born Baden, parents of foreign birth
———, Jacob, age 22, male, white, born Pennsylvania, parents of foreign birth
———, Frank, age 19, male, white, born Pennsylvania, parents of foreign birth
———, Mary, age 17, female, white, born Pennsylvania, parents of foreign birth
———, Catherine, age 15, female, white, born Iowa, parents of foreign birth
———, Adam, age 12, male, white, born Iowa, parents of foreign birth
———, Elizabeth, age 9, female, white, born Iowa, parents of foreign birth
———, Thomas, male, white, born Iowa, parents of foreign birth

1880 Iowa, Polk County, Madison Township, Polk City, E.D. 176, page 34B (taken 8 Jul 1880)
dwelling 42, family 43
Armstrong, R. B., white, male, age 49, head, married, Physician, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born New York
[his family is listed along with other single working men]
Kirsher, Jacob, white, male, age 28, servant, single, tending stallion, born Germany, parents born Germany

1900 Iowa, Polk County, Madison Township, E.D. 108, sheet 16A stamped page 233 (taken 26 June 1900)
dwelling 323, family 328
Kirsher, Jacob, head, white, male, Feb 1848, age 52, single, born Pennsylvania, parents born Germany, farmer
———, Adam, brother, white, male, Dec 1858, age 42, single, born Iowa, parents born Germany, farmer
———, Lizzie, sister, white, female, Dec 1859, age 40, single, born Iowa, parents born Germany
———, Thomas, brother, white, male, May 1862, age 38, single, born Iowa, parents born Germany, farmer

1910 Iowa, Polk County, Madison Township, E.D. 178, sheet 13B (taken 9-10 May 1910)
dwelling 269, family 273
Kirsher, Jacob, head, male, white, age 62, single, born Pennsylvania, parents born Germany, farmer
———, Elizabeth, sister, female, white, age 50, single, born Iowa, parents born Germany
———, Thomas, brother, male, white, age 47, single, born Iowa, parents born Germany, farmer

1920 Iowa, Polk County, Madison Township, E.D. 181, sheet 7A, stamped page 219 (taken 26 Jan 1920)
farm, dwelling 24, family 24
Kirsher, Jacob, head, owns, male, white, age 71, single, born Pennsylvania, father born France, mother born Germany, farmer
———, Lizzie, sister, female, white, age 58, single, born Pennsylvania, father born France, mother born Germany
———, Thomas, brother, male, white, age 56, single, born Pennsylvania, father born France, mother born Germany, farmer

1930 Iowa, Polk County, Madison Township, E.D. 77-116, sheet 4A, stamped page 134 (taken 25-26 Apr 1930)
dwelling 86, family 86
Kirsher, Jacob, head, owns, radio, male, white, age 83, single, born Pennsylvania, parents born Germany
———, Thomas, brother, male, white, age 65, single, born Iowa, parents born Germany, laborer, general farm
———, Lizzie, sister, female, white, age 67, single, born Iowa, parents born Germany